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Chance Vought F4U Corsair

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-2 Bird Cage Corsair

One of the best kits ever produced.

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-1A Corsair

The result of Tamiya kit and Aires resin and photoetch.

Gray Victoria Cross: 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair

The 1/48th Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair kit is considered to be one of the better fitting model kits around. It is typically reasonably priced, has good details, optional folded wings and dropped flaps, giving model makers excellent results [...]

Tamiya 1/48 F4U-2 Corsair

Tamiya's 1/48 Corsair is a magical kit. Although not a shake and bake kit, it takes little effort to give the built model a realistic look.

Review: Magic Factory F4U-1 & F4U-1A Corsair, 1/48. 'A New Line of Plastic Corsairs on the Horizon'

I recently got round to finishing these pair of Corsairs from Magic Factory's new tooled set, this set is a dual-combo build of an F4U-1A and an F4U-2 Nightfighter but with minimal effort the -2 can be reverted to a -1 which is what I've [...]

Tamiya F4U-1D Corsair from VMF-312

This one was a long time in coming. The build was interrupted by a house move and the need to build a new model studio with a paint booth. But once that was done, I got back to painting. To get the build done, I used Quinta cockpit and [...]

Tamiya 1:48 Vought F4U-1A Corsair Kit #61070 1998 (new parts added)

This is one of Tamiya's finest kits in my opinion, nary a problem during the build.Looking for something different to do to a corsair, I stumbled upon the "colourized" photo shown. I can't vouch for the accuracy but it started my [...]

Corsair(S)... update

Make another post to update on the progress of the work on my 4 Corsairs... In particular this is the first (F4U-2). I'm experimenting with the painting process which for now has included a gloss black base and chrome finish for the metal [...]

Corsair Mk II, Fleet Air Arm, 1834 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Victorious

Corsair Mk II Fleet Air Arm, 1834 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Victorious, British Pacific Fleet markings (two models). Hobbycraft British Commonwealth Corsair, No. HC1528 (1996) and Chance Vought F4U-1 Corsair, Otaki, No. OT2-27-400 (1976) [...]

Video: Step by Step Post-shade Weathering GuideF4U-1D Corsair Scale Model Aircraft